Seward Community Co-op

I participated in a virtual Nourush 201 Summer Series cooking class 'Black Bean Burgers' with Chef Jess Delicious Toliver through Seward Community Co-op Nourish 101 program. The class was excellent. Very fun and educational. They provided the list of ingredients, equipment and recipe in advance so you could be prepared and prep in advance and cook along at the same pace as the chef and enjoy dinner afterwards. We mashed the beans (or you could use a food processor). And chopped the veggies. (chef used fresh, I sautéed mine first I just don't care for onion or raw garlic). Add spices (cumin, Hot paprika, pepper, salt, and sauce. We eat an egg ( or you can make Chia seed egg) and you could add breadcrumbs. We then mixed with our hands and formed patties. One can of black beans makes four burgers. As we cooked, host Lasked questions and also relayed our questions from the chat. Chef Jess provided her background and how she got into the cooking and being a personal chef now and trying to make healthy meals and promote wellness through food. She gave lots of suggestions on various summer meals and a variety of veggie burger combinations. And showed us how to chop the vegetables and provided the knife she prefers. She gave us tips on photographing food from above not the side (Check out my cool hands in the air photos) Made mine with black beans, poblano, peppers, carrots. onions, egg and buffalo sauce. (I sautéd the veggies with garlic and herbs) we baked the burgers in oven. Chef Jess used Sriracha. But she gave us lots of suggestions in how to make it your own. she gave alternates if you wanted to make it vegan or gluten-free or dairy free etc. (I am pescatarian). As far as assembling the burgers. I fried two eggs. And sliced an avocado, tomato and some radishes Topped with the buffalo sauce (use sour cream instead of mayo), avocados, radish, and tomato and served on mixed greens. You don't need no stinking bread. Yum. They turned out so good. And so filling. I'll be making again. Next time with garbanzo beans.Thank you Chef Jess! And thank you seaward community co-op /Lawson for hosting.

I used to work here and shop here. Although co-ops are based on principles of equity and cooperation, the upper management at Seward is so backwards that the employees need a union to protect their basic rights. At this location the employee and management turnover is insanely high which is why customers never get a consistent experience. Additionally nearly all people in management positions are unqualified for their jobs. (Usually with zero experience in the field) Lastly and most sadly, this co-op is not in favor of women's right or bodily autonomy. If you believe in principles of equity, cooperation, or ethics I would NOT shop here

Knowledgeable and helpful staff. Great variety of unique products. I don't know what's with the negative reviews here but as a customer for 20 years I've not experienced attitude as described here. I have always found the staff to be warm, approachable and quick to help.

Co-op - checkOrganic - checkService, well....lack of service would be a better term. Yes, I love the products including the hot table & eat-in service! But why the attitude staff? No, I'm not a Co-op member so don't cop an attitude but then follow up with their "do you want to round to the nearest dollar" for their charities. Yes. I am a sucker for still donating and coming back here.

My name is Josh, and I'm addicted to Sugar...The Seward Co-Op is one of the distributors of a vegan-sugar free dessert made by Luv's Brand. It's awesome... go find it. For an addict like me, it's the greatest exchange for a doughnut or late night Culver's run.Now, the store itself is exquisite. General disclaimer, this is not the cheapest place in town. However, if organic and locally sourced and responsible brands/products matter to you, then know that this shop will honor your patronage and put forward an exquisite presentation. The produce is always top tier and fresh... they usually have some more "out there" stuff too so when in doubt, they probably have the weird stuff.The staff rocks and there is a very diverse demographic of customers here. You will see the dreadlocked 60 something who stepped out of a time warp from the 60s and you'll see transgendered folks with more piercings than you knew places existed. Moms with their kids and young couples ranging from college kids to sunset years romances.If there was a spot in the cities to point out that "we are one" it's the Seward Co-Op. as long as you bring the coin, they've got the goods. Enjoy!

This place is ok food-wise, but I am fed up with asking if I want to donate to "women of color" a the end of a chaotic and busy grocery shop.Why not just embrace McDonald's set up of corporate welfare with a picture of a boy from Africa further contributing to a stereotype because it's making me feel like I'm running though McDonald's.I think that segregating people via charities only divides the races up more and contributes to a separation of community. Why not donate to "women in need" or "women of domestic violence" instead?We all know women of all races are in need of help at the moment, so maybe you should consider updating your charities to be more inclusive of the entire community.Five stars for food and supply but one star for environment. It's hypocritical to claim "all are welcome" but then contribute to segregated charity.I'd rather go to the wedge community co-op on Lyndale.

An over-priced propaganda machine that truly cares ONLY about supporting the livelihood of upper management. The staff is treated very poorly, hence the need for a union. Employees are miserable & turnover constant. Same products are less expensive even at Lunds & Byerlys. Sad that they pretend to care about community.Mississippi Market & Hampden coops provide a MUCH more honest service.

Seward has been acting more and more like a corporate miser business lately. It's a bad look for a place I used to go to because it felt good being there. Part of what felt good was how they treated their employees. Now they are are arbitrarily firing them/eliminating positions, forcing them to do tasks not in their job description, and introducing self check out (!). JUST RAISE YOUR PRICES and treat your employees well. We already pay more to get organic food at a place where we believe the employees are treated better than the corporate world treats its workers. I really detest this attitude and will be spending my grocery money at a co-op that has a better moral compass.

The stuff is good, except the tissues. They're super scratchy and don't make your nose feel better. Food is good, a lot of plant based options but it is quite expensive. Service is good, staff seems to be knowledgeable. Ambiance is good for a grocery store, I mean what else could you ask for in a place to buy your food. They used to have a nice juice bar but it seems in their construction they took it away temporarily. The premade stuff is pretty good, sushi's and salads and sandwiches are pretty tasty. Also the desserts, especially the French silk pie.

This place has gone downhill with a quickness. Their newest shenanigans involve completely turning the store aisles upside down. No rhyme or reason to the new layout. Everything's "under construction". Can't find what you're looking for, employees not really around to help, prices went way up, and they support what I consider trafficking right out front. There's a woman there begging, and when she gets some "donations" the men who are watching her a block away , swoop in and take her money. I brought this up to the staff, but they seemed indifferent. They'd rather come out in droves to scream at me for parking my scooter too close to the store after a crazed, homophobic peace coffee employee cussed me out for supposedly blocking the handicapped area while her elongated bike was completely blocking the handicapped area. Employees are very elitist, snobby, and generally all around filled with hatred. I'll be trying the other store on. 38th.